Honorary citizen of Hanover

The term honorary citizen of Hanover is interpreted for honors by the city of Hanover up to the beginning of the 18th century. The official designation honorary citizen , however, originally goes back to the French Revolution of 1789 .

history

The first honorary citizen of the city of Hanover is Cuno Josua Freiherr von Bülow . The magistrate granted the " governor of the fortress Hanover" in 1707, after the baron had acquired a house in the Köbelingerstraße , the civil rights and the brewer - guild rights "honorary":

The granting of “honorary” rights, as with von Bülow, took place in Hanover until 1820, with Carl von Linsingen .

In Hanover, however, the specific term “honorary citizen” was not used until the 19th century, at the time of the Kingdom of Hanover ;

• on the one hand by mentioning it in § 163 of the constitutional charter for the royal residence city of Hanover , issued in 1824 ,
• on the other hand through the different city ​​orders of the century.

Other awards

• The Hanover city ​​badge - awarded since 1959 on the basis of a resolution by the Hanover City Council - is the “little sister” of the awards granted by the Lower Saxony state capital. The honor is given to personalities who “have particularly promoted the well-being of the city and its citizens”.

See also

• List of honorary citizens of Hanover

literature

• Klaus Mlynek : honorary citizen. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , pp. 147, 148.

Web links

Commons : Honorary citizens of Hanover  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Klaus Mlynek: Honorary Citizen (see literature)
2. ↑ Klaus Mlynek: BÜLOW, (1) Cuno Joshua Frhr. from. In: Dirk Böttcher , Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein, Hugo Thielen : Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-87706-706-9 , p. 77; online through google books
3. ↑ Dieter Brosius : 1824. In: Hannover Chronik , p. 115; online through google books
4. ^ Klaus Mlynek: City constitution. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 594ff., Here: p. 595
5. ^ Klaus Mlynek: City plaque. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 592